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Topaz | The Colourless Stone That Turned Blue
Topaz, especially the colourless variety, helps those who have difficulty telling the truth due to repeated exposure to a toxic environment.
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Peridot | Heal the Suffering Earth
Peridot can support you in taking responsibility for the suffering you have caused another person.
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The Solar Power of Amber | A Resin of Light
Beginning around 3000 BCE, Amber found its way away from the Baltic Coast region to greater Europe and beyond.
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The Producers of Cloth | A Brief History of Gujarat
The demand for painted and dyed textiles has changed due to the social and political changes that came to be since independence.
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The Auspicious Adornment | From Extravagant to Ordinary
Mahatma Gandhi’s emphasis on the khadi had the effect of elevating the coarse weave to a perception of purity.
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The Fashion Attire of Gujarat | The Beauty of Woven History
For a long time, these traditional ensembles have been a source of pride and the expression of one’s own culture.
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The Jar of Urbanisation
We systematically dismantle the old in order to make way for the new. What survives this urbanisation process?
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The Hair Cut | An Expensive and Disappointing Ordeal
With the number of products available out there to straighten, curl and colour our hair–it seems that making superficial cosmetic changes to our crowning glory is all too easy.
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The Bejewelled Amulet | An Artefact of Time-Tested Ubiquity
Nearly all amulets are believed to have power over the evil eye and disease, but many of them are specifically directed towards a particular ailment.
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When Deepika Padukone Wore a Rohit Bal Saree to Cannes
Padukone chose to wear a white and gold saree which was–at the time–considered unusual for the red carpet.
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